Infrastructure of border ports discussed
Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene received Ambassador of China Chai Wenrui and exchanged views on bilateral relations and cooperation on May 8.
During the meeting, in specific, the parties discussed preparatory work for prime minister’s visit to China, improving the infrastructure of border ports of the two countries, intensifying the railway connection process, and cooperation in the tourism sector.
On the same day, the prime minister met Ambassador of Russia to Mongolia Yevsikov Alexei Nikolaevich, congratulated him on his new assignment, and wished him success in his future endeavors.
Cooperating in border ports and the energy sector and implementing large and joint projects, specifically, investing in the Ulaanbaatar Railway Mongolia-Russia Joint Venture Company to improve its performance were the main issues of the meeting.
On top of that, Speaker of Parliament G.Zandanshatar received Ambassador Yevsikov Alexei Nikolaevich. Emphasizing the long-standing good neighborly and friendly relations between the two countries, the parties exchanged views on trade, economy, tourism, culture, education, science, and humanitarian cooperation.
The speaker expressed his pleasure in meeting with the ambassador and congratulated him on his new assignment as the ambassador to Mongolia. Noting Ambassador Yevsikov’s extensive experience in the diplomatic sphere, the speaker expressed his readiness to cooperate in further developing the relations between Mongolia and Russia.
In response, Ambassador Yevsikov expressed his gratitude to the speaker for taking the time to meet him and said, “Mongolia is not only a close neighbor of Russia but also a strategic partner of our country. Parliamentary reforms and development processes have been intensified in recent years. In particular, reforms of laws and regulations on the voting system are of great significance in strengthening governance. Hence, I would like to further solidify the inter-parliament cooperation of the two countries.”
Speaker G.Zandanshatar expressed, “Cooperation between legislative bodies is the main component of the good neighborly and friendly relations of Mongolia and Russia. In this regard, cooperation between the legislative bodies of our two countries has been active in recent years. It is demonstrated by several high-level parliamentary visits which were taken place by the Russian side over the last two years.”